Australian National Cricket Team pacer Josh Hazlewood There is no doubt that the Indian National Cricket Team will compete in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He believes he lost the test series He might have awakened a sleeping giant against New Zealand.
The Indian National Cricket Team was massively pumped after their 3-0 Test series loss to the New Zealand National Cricket Team in the Test series at home. This not only saw their chances of qualifying for the finals take a huge hit, but also put them under pressure heading into the Test against Australia.
India will face Australia in the five-match Test series
The Indian National Cricket Team will now face Australia in a five-match Test series. They can’t afford to lose a single game to qualify for the World Test Championship final and not many are backing them to win in Australia after losing the series at home to New Zealand.
But they cannot be written off, especially what they have done in their last two tours to Australia. India have managed to win the last two series and they will be hoping to achieve the same result this time and complete the hat-trick of victories.
But for this, a great effort will be required from them. This is because it will be a different Indian unit than in the last two rounds. Some players will play their first game both under and over Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli Being out of shape will be a big problem for the team.
It could wake up a sleeping giant, so to speak – Josh Hazlewood
Josh Hazlewood, who is set to be part of Australia’s squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, believes India’s confidence could take a hit after the Test series against the New Zealand National Cricket Team. He’s also aware that some players don’t expect what’s ahead because they’re playing for the first time.
Josh Hazlewood also credited New Zealand National Cricket for beating India. While stressing the importance of winning even one game there, they said it was an unimaginable feat for the Kiwis. Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, he said:
“It could wake up a sleeping giant, so to speak. For them, losing 3-0 is better than winning 3-0 easily. The confidence might have taken a bit of a hit. A lot of them have been here, but there’s not. throws a few punches, so they’ll have a little bit of confidence in what to expect.”
“I don’t think you can read too much into it. The results are good for us in a way. Credit to the Kiwi boys. They played great cricket. To win 3-0 in India is incredible. It’s hard enough to do. Let alone every match in the series, there win a game’.
Every time we play India, he is with the Ashes – Josh Hazlewood
Josh Hazlewood has hinted that the series against the Indian National Cricket Team will be huge and says the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is with the Ashes. He added that this could be the biggest series ever. He explained:
“Everything is falling into place. It’s just a massive series. Every time we play in India, it’s with the Ashes. I think the crowd will be huge. I think the TV ratings could be huge. (There’s talk) of maybe be the greatest.”
Josh Hazlewood has disturbed Indian corpses over the years and hopes to do the same for those around him. It remains to be seen whether Australia will deny India a series win this time around.
